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Explore the rural and historic town of Hida on a small-group e-bike tour. Pedal around the village with ease on your electric bike and enjoy the passing views of the Japanese countryside. Learn about the history, culture, and daily life of residents in Hida and sit down to a delectable lunch at a local restaurant to complete your rural tour.

If you’re interested in learning how sake is made, this is the tour for you. A guide meets you at the station and take you to the brewery, so you won’t have to worry about getting lost. Visit the historic Tenryo Sake Brewery, which is one of the oldest sake breweries in Hida region. A sake brewer shows you the step-by-step process of making sake. A highlight is being able to taste different sakes, and conveniently, tastings are included.

Get a deeper understanding of Japan’s popular rice-based spirit on a beginner’s tasting at Kanoya restaurant, a popular izakaya in Takayama. Your English-speaking guide teaches you about the time-honored techniques of sake distilling as you sample dry, fruity and sweet blends. Gain an appreciation for sake and bring your knowledge home with you.

This is a local private tour suitable for a family and couple who wants to enjoy biking at their own pace. Our friendly and knowledgeable guides try to do their best to accommodate things you are specifically interested in or you’d like to see.
Your friendly and knowledgeable English-speaking guide will take you to deeply local spots in Hida Furukawa, local market, and beautiful countryside of the town.

See the main highlights of Takayama and cover more ground than possible on foot on this guided bicycle tour. In a small group of no more than six people, pedal through the city while learning about its history, culture, and local legends from your guide. As well as the main landmarks and old district, see where locals go out at night, hidden cafes, the local food market, and panoramic views of the city and Alps.

Leave the crowds of tourists behind and spend a day snowshoeing in the Japanese Alps. This all-inclusive tour takes you to the powder snow field in Chubu Sangaku National Park. Snowshoe for 2 hours through the forest and hills of this gorgeous park, then enjoy the ropeway ride up the mountain with panoramic views of snow-crowned mountaintops. Your guide takes care of your gear, route and comfort.

This is a guided e-bike tour at the rural valley village in Hida. Just a short train trip from Takayama, you can explore the non-touristy part of Japan. In the village, there are a lot of untouched beauty of nature in the Japan's countryside. Your friendly and knowledgeable English-speaking guide will take you to picturesque spots and offer you some local stories about life in the small mountainous village. If you want to relieve yourself from hustle-bustle cities, you should not miss this opportunity!

・ We will perform the stage without lines using traditional performing arts
・ You can actually experience it as well as watching!
・ You are addicted to facilities and skills that are particular to Japanese performing arts.
◇ Dream and Soul Stage
I want to learn . I want to learn.
I want to protect the local culture. I want to leave.
We [Deko-no-za] continue our activities with such a passion.
I want to show the results of my activities to many people. want to show. I want to see!
I want to stand on the stage and take a sip! !
[Deko-no-za] is a stage filled with our dreams.
We will show you that you don't know.
There are no words. What exists is the sound and sound of the soul ~
I will try my best to give this feeling to everyone who came.
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-Details of the experience-
\ Not only appreciating traditional performing arts! You can actually experience Japanese dance /
◇ Story ◇
"Double-sided accommodation"
A double-sided shrine is a demon with a face on both sides that has been handed down to Hida Takayama since ancient times.
Both sides of one head, 4 powerful arms, 5m body length ...
Contrary to its terrible appearance, it is said that it was a heroic person who helps the weak.
Based on the legend, we arranged one side as a “hero” into a large stream.
The legend of heroes and double-sided camps, including emotions, will be expressed in traditional Japanese performing arts.
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In addition to seeing folk songs,
You can experience Japanese dance using “Folding Fans”!
Please feel the joy of touching traditional performing arts and the wonderfulness of expressing them with your skin
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! This is the point!
A venue designed by [Deko-za-za] with great care
The stage is from the audience to the eyes and nose!
In addition, the design of the building does not miss sound, so you can feel the power and vibration of the drums directly on your skin!
We will bring you into the world created by [Decorate Seat], such as on-site presence and taiko drum impulses.

This is a private tour suitable for a family and couple who wants to enjoy biking at their own pace. Our friendly and knowledgeable guides try to do their best to accommodate things you are specifically interested in or you’d like to see.
Our guides will take you to the neighbors around the town, and you will get into the secret farmers area, visit farmer's villa and have tea time with fresh water. You may have a chance to talk with friendly locals. Also magnificent landscape will wait for you there.
You will make our way to the town, and cycle through the old preserved town, which you find the contrast between farmers area and town area.
All this experience is the one you would never know on your own.

Escape tourist hotspots and spend a day exploring the local culinary scene in Hida. As it’s a guided tour, you won’t have to worry about getting lost, and can concentrate on the delicious food. Try multiple local specialties such as miso, beef croquettes, Japanese sweets, and tea. A highlight is visiting a sake brewery to learn about sake production and enjoy sake tastings.

Shirakawa-go, a world heritage site that you should see once when you visit this region.And hiking to enjoy nature-rich Takayama. many hot springs and you can go to various places all day long.
Please bring few luggages.
Towel for hot spring / shoes for hiking
we do this tour by English guide.Please let us inform when you need other language guide.You can change our start time.
Not less than 8 people. (We can not accept more than half person child.e.g.we can not accept 3 adult 5 children / 2 adult 6 children)
If you want to do this tour few people (3-7 person.Not less than 3 person),
we can do this tour by using public bus with guide.
In this case we can include your bus fee in this tour but we can not guarantee
that every place we can go.Because bus schedule is not so much and we have to take bus more than 4 hours for complete this tour.

・ We will perform the stage without lines using traditional performing arts
・ You can actually experience it as well as watching!
・ You are addicted to facilities and skills that are particular to Japanese performing arts.
◇ Dream and Soul Stage
I want to learn . I want to learn.
I want to protect the local culture. I want to leave.
We [Deko-no-za] continue our activities with such a passion.
I want to show the results of my activities to many people. want to show. I want to see!
I want to stand on the stage and take a sip! !
[Deko-no-za] is a stage filled with our dreams.
We will show you that you don't know.
There are no words. What exists is the sound and sound of the soul ~
I will try my best to give this feeling to everyone who came.
▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽
-Details of the experience-
\ Not only appreciating traditional performing arts! You can actually experience Japanese dance /
◇ Story ◇
"Double-sided accommodation"
A double-sided shrine is a demon with a face on both sides that has been handed down to Hida Takayama since ancient times.
Both sides of one head, 4 powerful arms, 5m body length ...
Contrary to its terrible appearance, it is said that it was a heroic person who helps the weak.
Based on the legend, we arranged one side as a “hero” into a large stream.
The legend of heroes and double-sided camps, including emotions, will be expressed in traditional Japanese performing arts.
-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------
In addition to seeing folk songs,
You can experience Japanese dance using “Folding Fans”!
Please feel the joy of touching traditional performing arts and the wonderfulness of expressing them with your skin
-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------
! This is the point!
A venue designed by [Deko-za-za] with great care
The stage is from the audience to the eyes and nose!
In addition, the design of the building does not miss sound, so you can feel the power and vibration of the drums directly on your skin!
We will bring you into the world created by [Decorate Seat], such as on-site presence and taiko drum impulses.

Learn to cook the unique cuisine of Takayama from a local expert in her custom-made cooking school. Not only is the school housed in a historic building, but you will get to cook with utensils that are part of your teacher’s collection of antique cooking equipment. Visit a market and pick your ingredients, learn to cook authentic dishes, then enjoy a meal together afterwards. This is an ideal tour for keen home chefs and travelers who love good food.

Guarantee your entry to Hida Folk Village by pre-booking a ticket in advance. This saves time waiting in long ticket lines, so you have more time to explore. Once in the museum, discover 30 homes from the Edo Period, and walk around the grounds at your own pace. Other highlights include traditional crafts demonstrations, and seeing historic tools and cooking utensils on display.

Explore the beautiful mountain settlement of Shirakawa-go via chartered vehicle exclusively for you and your travelmates. Our English-speaking driver will take you first to the World Heritage Site of fairy-tale village Shirakawa-go.
Shirakawa-go is a remote settlement designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture. As the region receives considerable snowfall in the winter, the farmhouses are well-known for their distinctive architecture featuring steep roofs to easily shed snow. Learn more about this unique village on a full-day chartered vehicle tour with English-speaking driver.
On this day trip departing from Takayama, leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind to wander around a unique village, stroll through historic streets, take in stunning mountain landscapes, and enjoy a lunch made of authentic local ingredients.
Your driver will customize your four-hour tour according to your interests and requests!

Enjoy the authentic experience of having a cooking class in someone’s home rather than a commercial kitchen. It’ll teach you regional recipes that you might not have tried before, and you’ll expand your cooking skills. Potential dishes you’ll make include Miso soup, rice steamed with vegetables, one main, one side, and a dessert. As it’s a small-group experience, you’ll be able to ask questions along the way, and it’ll be a more intimate experience.

Explore the magnificent scenery of Hida by going on this premium day tour. Traveling on an e-bike requires less effort, so you’ll tackle the hills with ease, and save tired legs. Discover scenic rural sights that you likely wouldn’t find alone, and enjoy visiting a local farm to get ingredients for a traditional Kaiseki multi-course lunch.

*This tour is designed for tourists from foreign countries.
Enjoy tasting a variety of local food and saké in Takayama on this 2.5-hour tour. Visit local shops that you can’t find on your own to taste and learn about the culture and history related to them. A local guide will explain the culinary culture and history that developed in Takayama due to its isolated location. Explore the old town with an exotic atmosphere. Soak-up the daily lives of people in Takayama and discover the special fascination of the rural Japan.

Explore the UNESCO World Heritage site of Shirakawa-go at your own pace during this customizable, private, full-day group trip from Takayama. Pick the sights that suit your group’s interests, selecting among attractions like Shirakawa-go village, Shiroyama Observatory, and Matsuri no Mori. Private vehicle transport and driver are included, and an optional guided tour upgrade is also available.

Spend a night in Takayama after a privately guided tour of the old castle town and its Sanmachi Street, then visit UNESCO-listed Shirakawago the following day. This 2-day itinerary allows travelers to soak up the sights of both popular destinations without the rush or crowded tours. A guide points out local specialties along the traditional food street and explains the significance of the gassho-style (thatched-roof) homes in well-preserved Shirakawago.

You can enjoy wonderful hiking in nature-rich Takayama.You can be very satisfied because you can see Big beautiful water fall and Big tree (more than 1000 years old) in just 1 hour.
(but you need additional fee)
Of course you can change our start time.
Please bring the following few luggage.
Towel for hot spring / shoes for hiking / rainwear (if you need)
we do this tour by English guide.Please let us inform when you need other language guide.If it's raining possible to do our tour.
Not less than 2 person.
we can arrange other your private tour. (e.g.Kamikochi, Inside Takayama city, etc ..)

This value-packed trip with a nationally/state licensed and experienced multilingual tour guide is a fantastic and efficient way to explore Takayama!
Takayama features an atmospheric townscape, with Meiji-era inns and hillside shrines in a riverside setting. In addition, many museums, galleries and temples make their home in the city's 17th century layout. Be sure to come see the Takayama Festival, held once in spring and once in autumn, but be prepared for the crowds as the festivals attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
Let us know what you would like to experience and we will customize a four-hour tour that's best for you!
Note*1: Please select your must-see spots from a list in the tour information to create your customized itinerary.
Note*2: Nationally and State Licensed Tour Guide-Interpreter certification is issued by the Japanese government requires a good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history.

You can experience not only History and culture but also local food of Takayama.
but not include food(may be you need 1-2 thousands yen) and experience of making Rice cracker.(400yen)
sometimes Rice cracker factory suddenly rest, so we need confirm if it's possible to do making rice cracker
This is walking tour around in Takayama city.
local guide could satisfy you!
If you need other language guide, please let us know.
If you wanted to private tour let us know.
Not less than 2 person.
If it's raining possible to do this tour.